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Vornado fan decibels: every model's figure, quietest first

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Vornado Model 80X High-Velocity Box Fan with Kickstand

Vornado fan decibels: every model's figure, quietest first

By Stanley Alu

The short answer

  • Vornado publishes a Sound (dBA) row for 99 current fans.
  • The lowest figure anywhere in its range is the Model 80X box fan at 28/61 dBA.
  • Among circulators, the Pivot 3U lists 47/37/32 for $39.99, the 6303DC is the quietest medium floor circulator at 59/51/40, the 753 and 279TR share the lowest large-circulator figure at 39, the 683DC is the quietest pedestal at 59/40, and the Duo has the lowest top figure of any Vornado tower at 46/43/41.
  • Vornado never labels its table figures by speed, states no distance, and four of its pages contradict their own tables.

#1 · Quietest Vornado at the bottom of its range

Vornado Model 80X High-Velocity Box Fan with Kickstand

Noise 28/61 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

$99.99 maker's list price · checked Sep 19

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At a glance

  1. 1

    Quietest Vornado at the bottom of its range

    Vornado Model 80X High-Velocity Box Fan with Kickstand

    28/61 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $99.99Check price →
  2. 2

    Quietest under $50 on a stated figure

    Vornado PIVOT 3U Compact Air Circulator

    47/37/32 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $39.99Check price →
  3. 3

    Lowest figure Vornado labels by speed that its table confirms

    Vornado MOVIO 6 Small Air Circulator Fan

    32 dBA, "on Low" (maker)

    $69.99Check price →
  4. 4

    Quietest medium floor circulator

    Vornado 6303DC Energy Smart Medium Air Circulator

    59/51/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $149.99Check price →
  5. 5

    Joint quietest large floor circulator

    Vornado 753 Large Whole Room Air Circulator

    58/47/39 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $89.99Check price →
  6. 6

    Quietest pedestal or stand circulator

    Vornado 683DC Energy Smart Medium Pedestal Air Circulator

    59/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $99.99Check price →
  7. 7

    Lowest top figure of any Vornado tower

    Vornado Duo Compact Tower Circulator

    46/43/41 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

    $44.99Check price →

Our Picks

Vornado Model 80X High-Velocity Box Fan with Kickstand

#1 · Quietest Vornado at the bottom of its range

Vornado Model 80X High-Velocity Box Fan with Kickstand

Vornado

Noise28/61 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

The lowest figure Vornado prints for any fan: "Sound (dBA) 28/61" for its DC box fan, which we read as the bottom and top of its 99 speeds because the Watts row runs "1.0 - 85" in the same order. Vornado says the DC motor runs "from high-velocity airflow to whisper-quiet efficiency". It is a box fan, so it belongs in a different room from the circulators below, but no other Vornado goes lower on paper.

Buy it ifA bedroom or living room where you want the widest range between silent and gale

Skip it ifYou want a circulator that sits on a desk or a stand

What we like

  • 28 dBA at the low end, the lowest figure on any Vornado page
  • 99 speeds from a DC motor, drawing as little as 1.0 W
  • 3,053 CFM, a 1 to 12 hour timer and a 5-year warranty

What to know

  • 61 dBA at the top, among the highest figures Vornado prints
  • Vornado does not label the two figures or state a distance
  • Not for windows, and Vornado says not to use it with air filters
Vornado size tag
Large, box fan
Speeds
99
Motor
DC, 24VDC, 1.0 to 85 W
Airflow
3,053 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $99.99

$99.99

maker's list price · checked Sep 19

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Vornado PIVOT 3U Compact Air Circulator

#2 · Quietest under $50 on a stated figure

Vornado PIVOT 3U Compact Air Circulator

Vornado

Noise47/37/32 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

Vornado lists "Sound (dBA) 47/37/32" for this three-speed desk circulator at $39.99. Its CFM column, 270/186/130, runs in the same order, so 32 lines up with low. That ties the lowest stated bottom figure of any Vornado circulator, shared only with the 533DC and the out of stock Pivot 3S, and its 47 at the top is lower than most Vornado tops. The one cheaper claim is the 133DC, whose row reads 48 and then "under 30" with a less-than sign rather than a figure, so we list it but cannot rank it. The Pivot 3U's head pivots and the body swivels on a chrome bar for what Vornado calls 360 degree directable airflow.

Buy it ifA desk or nightstand where a 5 inch blade is enough

Skip it ifYou need to move air across a room

What we like

  • 32 dBA at the bottom, joint lowest stated figure of any Vornado circulator
  • 47 dBA at the top, well under the 60s of the DC circulators
  • $39.99, in stock, with a 5-year satisfaction guarantee

What to know

  • Vornado does not label the figures; the order is inferred from the CFM column
  • Only 270 CFM on high, so it is a desk fan, not a room fan
  • No distance or test standard is stated
Vornado size tag
Small
Speeds
3
Motor
AC, 120V, 34 W
Airflow
270/186/130 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $39.99

$39.99

maker's list price · checked Oct 3

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Vornado MOVIO 6 Small Air Circulator Fan

#3 · Lowest figure Vornado labels by speed that its table confirms

Vornado MOVIO 6 Small Air Circulator Fan

Vornado

Noise32 dBA, "on Low" (maker)

Vornado rarely names a speed, but the Movio 6 page says "Quiet operation of 32dB on Low" and its spec table agrees with "Sound (dBA) 32". The same 32dB on Low line appears on the Omnio 7, EOS 9 and EOS 9S pages, but their tables say something else, so the Movio 6 is the only one where the words and the table match. A DC motor, ten speeds, OmniWave multi-axis oscillation and a Sleep Mode in which, Vornado says, "Fan speed reduces every 30 minutes over two hours until the fan powers off unless a timer is set."

Buy it ifA small bedroom or office where the fan oscillates on low all night

Skip it ifYou want to know how loud the top speed is before buying

What we like

  • 32dB on Low, in Vornado's own words, and 32 in the table
  • DC motor with 10 speeds, Sleep Mode and a 12-hour timer
  • OmniWave multi-axis oscillation and a removable grille

What to know

  • No high-speed figure at all
  • Vornado tags it small: 469 CFM on high
  • Runs only from the supplied 24VDC adapter
Vornado size tag
Small
Speeds
10
Motor
DC, 24VDC, 35.6 W
Airflow
469 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $69.99

$69.99

maker's list price · checked Sep 27

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Vornado 6303DC Energy Smart Medium Air Circulator

#4 · Quietest medium floor circulator

Vornado 6303DC Energy Smart Medium Air Circulator

Vornado

Noise59/51/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

Among the floor and desk circulators Vornado tags medium, the 6303DC has the lowest bottom figure: "Sound (dBA) 59/51/40", with the CFM column 1051/736/270 in the same order. The 683DC pedestal, which Vornado also tags medium, matches the 40, but it stands on a pole and sits in the pedestal group below. The next medium floor model is the 610DC at 60/41. Vornado says "the brushless DC motor uses up to 80% less energy" and gives "99 unique airflow settings", a remote and "an energy-saving timer". It is also the only medium DC model Vornado prints three figures for rather than two.

Buy it ifA bedroom where you want whole-room circulation at the quiet end of the dial

Skip it ifYou only ever run a fan on high, where the AC 630 lists 54

What we like

  • 40 dBA at the bottom, lowest of Vornado's medium floor circulators
  • 99 speeds, so you can stop anywhere between 40 and 59
  • Remote, timer and a 5-year satisfaction guarantee

What to know

  • 59 dBA on high, like most Vornado circulators
  • $149.99, nearly twice the price of the AC 633
  • The spec table lists 120V while most of Vornado's DC circulators list 24VDC
Vornado size tag
Medium
Speeds
99
Motor
Brushless DC, 48/2 W
Airflow
1,051/736/270 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $149.99

$149.99

maker's list price · checked Oct 3

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Vornado 753 Large Whole Room Air Circulator

#5 · Joint quietest large floor circulator

Vornado 753 Large Whole Room Air Circulator

Vornado

Noise58/47/39 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

Vornado lists "Sound (dBA) 58/47/39" for the 753, and its CFM column runs 1864/1311/964, so the 39 is the low speed. The 279TR panel circulator shares that 39 and tops out two lower, at 56, but moves less than half the air; the ARA tower also lists 39, in the tower group. Vornado says the 753's "Specially swept grille spirals help produce ultra-high-volume airflow with less noise" and that its Vortex Action "moves air up to 100 feet". Three speeds on a rear dial, a pivoting head and what Vornado calls a "Removable grill for easy cleaning".

Buy it ifA large living room or an open floor plan, run on low

Skip it ifYou want fine speed control, where the 723DC offers a dial but lists 66/41

What we like

  • 39 dBA at the bottom, joint lowest of Vornado's large floor circulators
  • 1,864 CFM on high, the most of any pick here
  • $89.99, less than any DC circulator in this guide

What to know

  • 58 dBA on high
  • Only 3 speeds, so nothing between 39 and 47
  • Vornado does not label the figures or state a distance
Vornado size tag
Large
Speeds
3
Motor
AC, 120V, 67/56/44 W
Airflow
1,864/1,311/964 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $89.99

$89.99

maker's list price · checked Oct 3

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Vornado 683DC Energy Smart Medium Pedestal Air Circulator

#6 · Quietest pedestal or stand circulator

Vornado 683DC Energy Smart Medium Pedestal Air Circulator

Vornado

Noise59/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

Of Vornado's ten pedestal and stand circulators with a figure per speed, the 683DC lists the lowest bottom number: "Sound (dBA) 59/40", with Watts 38/2 and CFM 1008/257 in the same order. The 693DC and 6803DC list 41 and 42 but were out of stock. Vornado calls the motor a "powerful DC-motor" with "up to 80 percent energy efficiency", and "An easy-use variable speed control dial" lets you sit anywhere between the two figures.

Buy it ifA bedroom where the fan stands by the bed and runs low

Skip it ifYou want a figure for every speed, as the AC 683 gives: 56/51/46

What we like

  • 40 dBA at the bottom, lowest of Vornado's pedestal circulators
  • Variable speed dial, drawing 2 W at the bottom
  • Height adjusts 32 to 38 inches, with a 5-year guarantee

What to know

  • 59 dBA at the top
  • Vornado does not label the two figures
  • No oscillation; it is a fixed-aim circulator on a pole
Vornado size tag
Medium, pedestal
Speeds
Variable dial
Motor
DC, 24VDC, 38/2 W
Airflow
1,008/257 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $99.99

$99.99

maker's list price · checked Sep 28

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Vornado Duo Compact Tower Circulator

#7 · Lowest top figure of any Vornado tower

Vornado Duo Compact Tower Circulator

Vornado

Noise46/43/41 dBA, unlabeled (maker)

Vornado lists "Sound (dBA) 46/43/41" for the Duo, a $44.99 compact tower that also lies flat in what Vornado calls its "Tower or Low-Profile Positions". Its 46 at the top is the lowest top figure of any Vornado tower, and no tower in stock with a clean page goes below its 41 at the bottom; the OSCR37 ties it. The ARA and Strata towers, both in stock, list 39 and 40 in their tables but claim "below 32dB" in their text, so we list them without an award. Vornado says the Duo creates "quiet, comfortable circulation" without oscillating, and its table gives three sound figures for a fan with "4 Speed Push Button Control".

Buy it ifA small bedroom, dorm or office where a short tower is enough

Skip it ifYou want a full-height oscillating tower, where the OSCR37 lists 52/49/45/41

What we like

  • 46 dBA at the top, the lowest top figure of any Vornado tower
  • 41 dBA at the bottom, joint lowest among towers in stock whose page agrees with its table
  • $44.99 with a 5-year satisfaction guarantee

What to know

  • Three sound figures for a fan Vornado says has four speeds
  • Vornado tags it personal: 848 CFM on high
  • No oscillation and no remote
Vornado size tag
Personal, tower
Speeds
4, per Vornado
Motor
AC, 120V, 45/34/27/19 W
Airflow
848/487/321 CFM (maker)
Vornado stock, Oct 3
In stock, $44.99

$44.99

maker's list price · checked Oct 3

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Compare the picks

Every figure is the maker's own, as quoted in each pick above.

PickNoiseVornado size tagSpeedsMotorAirflowPrice
1.Vornado FA1-0241-6528/61 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Large, box fan99DC, 24VDC, 1.0 to 85 W3,053 CFM (maker)$99.99 maker's list price
2.Vornado PIVOT 3U (CR1-0457-43)47/37/32 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Small3AC, 120V, 34 W270/186/130 CFM (maker)$39.99 maker's list price
3.Vornado MOVIO 6 (CR1-0510-140)32 dBA, "on Low" (maker)Small10DC, 24VDC, 35.6 W469 CFM (maker)$69.99 maker's list price
4.Vornado 6303DC (CR1-0241-43)59/51/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Medium99Brushless DC, 48/2 W1,051/736/270 CFM (maker)$149.99 maker's list price
5.Vornado 753 (CR1-0165-06)58/47/39 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Large3AC, 120V, 67/56/44 W1,864/1,311/964 CFM (maker)$89.99 maker's list price
6.Vornado 683DC (CR1-0275-73)59/40 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Medium, pedestalVariable dialDC, 24VDC, 38/2 W1,008/257 CFM (maker)$99.99 maker's list price
7.Vornado Duo (FA1-0062-06)46/43/41 dBA, unlabeled (maker)Personal, tower4, per VornadoAC, 120V, 45/34/27/19 W848/487/321 CFM (maker)$44.99 maker's list price

Buying Guide

Search for Vornado fan decibels and you will find a number on almost every page Vornado runs. The brand prints a "Sound (dBA)" row in the specification table of nearly every fan and circulator it sells, and on most of them it gives one figure per speed. On October 3, 2026, that came to 99 current models with a figure, out of 137 distinct fans and circulators listed at a real price on vornado.com (139 listings, two of them single-colour duplicates of the Flippi V6).

This page lists all 99, grouped the way Vornado tags them (personal, small, medium, large, pedestal, tower, box and window) and sorted quietest first within each group by the lowest figure in the row. It explains how to read Vornado's unlabeled slash lists, what the brand means by Vortex Action and Energy Smart, and where its marketing copy disagrees with its own tables. We do not rank other brands here. For how Vornado sits beside them, see our quietest box fans guide, and the desk, pedestal and tower guides linked below.

Our picks are listed above, with full specifications for each.

How to read a Vornado Sound (dBA) row

Every figure on this page comes from the "Sound (dBA)" row of a vornado.com specification table, and Vornado formats that row one way: figures separated by slashes, one per speed, with no labels. The 660 reads "59/53/47/43". The 683DC, a variable-speed DC model, reads "59/40". Vornado never says which end is high and which is low, never states a measuring distance, and never names a test standard.

We can still put the figures in order, because on nearly every page the "Watts" and "Air Volume (CFM)" rows run highest first in the same slash order. The 753 lists Watts 67/56/44 and CFM 1864/1311/964 beside Sound 58/47/39, so the 39 is the low speed. That is an inference from Vornado's layout, not a Vornado label, and we say so. One page breaks the pattern: the 753 OSC lists Sound 35/44/57 beside Watts 75/60/51, so its two rows run in opposite directions and we cannot say which speed the 35 belongs to. Another gives a bound instead of a figure: the 133DC's row reads 48, a slash, and then a less-than sign followed by 30, which we read as under 30 dBA at the bottom of its dial. We list it but do not rank it.

A few of Vornado's newest DC models print a single figure instead, such as 30 for the EOS 9 and 32 for the Vora 8. Those pages often add a line in the feature text, "Quiet operation of 32dB on Low", which is the only place Vornado ties a number to a speed. We keep single figures in their own group.

Because every row is in dBA with no distance, we rank only like against like: the lowest figure in a row against other lowest figures, the highest against other highest, and single figures against single figures. We never rank a Vornado figure against another brand's. Our explainer on why decibel ratings rarely compare across brands covers the reasons.

Personal circulators, lowest figure first

Vornado tags these "personal", and most are desk fans. Several also carry the "small" tag; we place those here. The Pivot 3S is the Pivot 3U's sibling and was out of stock.

  • Pivot 3S: 47/37/32 dBA, $29.99, out of stock.
  • 133 Compact: 44/35 dBA, $29.99. The lowest top figure of any Vornado with a figure per speed.
  • Pivot Clip: 48/44/41 dBA, $24.99.
  • VFAN Mini Classic: 48/42 dBA, $49.99.
  • Flippi V6: 46/43 dBA, $19.99 to $24.99.
  • 160 Compact: 47/43 dBA, $24.99.
  • Zippi: 45/44 dBA, $24.99. Soft cloth blades, two speeds a decibel apart.
  • Fit: 48/45 dBA, $24.99.
  • Fly Move rechargeable: 48/46/45 dBA, $69.99. The page also says the motor "registers below 32dB" on low, which its table does not support.
  • Pivot Small Personal: 48/46/45 dBA, $24.99.
  • VFAN Mini Modern: 50/45 dBA, $39.99.
  • PIVOT3 Clip: 51/48/46 dBA, $44.99.
  • Sphere: 48/46 dBA, $24.99. The page also says "Sphere operates at 32 dB".
  • Flippi V8: 51/48 dBA, $29.99, out of stock.

Single figures, speed not stated: Passage USB-C, 34 dBA, $29.99; PEBL and PEBL PAK portable desk fans, 35 dBA, $24.99 and $29.99. The 133DC Energy Smart, $44.99, lists 48 at the top and "under 30" at the bottom, written with a less-than sign, so it sits outside the ranking. Our desk fan guide puts the Movio 6, 133, Passage and Zippi beside Lasko, Rowenta and Dreo desk fans.

Small circulators, lowest figure first

  • Pivot 3U: 47/37/32 dBA, $39.99.
  • 533DC Energy Smart: 60/32 dBA, $79.99. The widest spread Vornado prints for a small circulator, and the bottom of its dial moves 29 CFM.
  • 5303DC Energy Smart: 57/45/38 dBA, $79.99, out of stock. 99 speeds, three figures.
  • EXO51 Heavy Duty: 62/42/38 dBA, $59.99.
  • 533XT: 57/48/42 dBA, $44.99, out of stock. Vornado gives it no size tag; we place it with the 533 family.
  • 530 Compact: 54/48/43 dBA, $54.99.
  • VFAN Petite Alchemy: 50/47/45 dBA, $89.99.
  • 52 Small: 57/52/46 dBA, $44.99, out of stock.
  • AXL with vertical Airwave oscillation: 57/49/46 dBA, $99.99. Five speeds, three figures.
  • 573T Small Panel: 55/52/49 dBA, $39.99.
  • 460 Small: 57/52/49 dBA, $54.99.

Single figure: Movio 6, 32 dBA, $69.99, with the page's "32dB on Low". The 533 and 5303 AC models, the EXO5, the PIVOT5, the EXPAND6 and the Silver Swan S have no figure.

Medium circulators, lowest figure first

  • 6303DC Energy Smart: 59/51/40 dBA, $149.99.
  • 610DC Energy Smart: 60/41 dBA, $129.99.
  • VFAN Alchemy: 52/49/46/44/41 dBA, $149.99. Five speeds, five figures.
  • VFAN Jr.: 51/42 dBA, $59.99. The lowest top figure in the medium group.
  • 633DC Energy Smart: 62/43 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.
  • VFAN Vintage: 54/47/43 dBA, $119.99.
  • 623DC Energy Smart: 58/44 dBA, $174.99.
  • 610: 54/50/45 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.
  • 633: 56/51/45 dBA, $79.99.
  • 560: 56/49/45 dBA, $79.99. Three figures for a fan with four wattage and CFM figures.
  • 62: 56/51/45 dBA, $69.99, out of stock.
  • Flippi V10: 54/48/45 dBA, $44.99, out of stock.
  • 630: 54/50/47 dBA, $79.99, out of stock. Vornado says "Whisper-quiet operation helps maintain a peaceful environment while you work, relax, or sleep".
  • 673T Tilting Panel: 59/53/48 dBA, $59.99.
  • RTR HD High-Velocity: 63/56/49 dBA, $119.99.
  • Fly Max fitness fan: 62/59/55/50 dBA, $119.99.
  • EXO61 Heavy Duty: 60/57/51 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.

Single figures: Strata 8T, 29 dBA, $79.99, out of stock, with page text saying it "operates at under 32db" on low; Strata 8 OMNI, 32 dBA, $99.99; Omnio 7, whose row reads "32 - PDPD6", a placeholder left in the table, with "32dB on Low" in the text; Refresh 8 aromatherapy fan, 40 dBA, $69.99. The 623, 673, PIVOT6 and both Breesi nursery circulators have no figure.

Large circulators, lowest figure first

  • 279TR: 56/49/39 dBA, $79.99.
  • 753: 58/47/39 dBA, $89.99.
  • 723DC Energy Smart: 66/41 dBA, $199.99. The highest top figure Vornado prints.
  • 660 AE with Alexa: 57/51/46/41 dBA, $129.99, out of stock.
  • 660: 59/53/47/43 dBA, $119.99. Vornado describes its four speeds as "ranging from whisper-quiet to turbo".
  • 733DC Energy Smart: 63/44 dBA, $174.99.
  • VFAN Sr.: 59/50/46 dBA, $179.99.
  • 733: 59/53/47 dBA, $129.99, out of stock.
  • 293 Heavy Duty: 59/54/48 dBA, $149.99.
  • Silver Swan and Silver Swan Alchemy: 58/53/48 dBA, $179.99 and $199.99. Vintage oscillating fans with 2,605 CFM on high.
  • 723: 61/56/50 dBA, $139.99, out of stock.
  • 753 OSC: 35/44/57 dBA, $139.99, unranked because its Sound and Watts rows run in opposite directions.

Single figures: EOS 9, 30 dBA in the table and "32dB on Low" in the text, $149.99; Vora 8, 32 dBA, $99.99. The 270, 279T, 743 and 7503 have no figure.

Pedestal and stand circulators, lowest figure first

  • 683DC Energy Smart pedestal: 59/40 dBA, $99.99.
  • 693DC Energy Smart stand: 58/41 dBA, $179.99, out of stock.
  • 6803DC Energy Smart pedestal: 58/42 dBA, $159.99, out of stock.
  • 602 pedestal: 55/49/43 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.
  • 783DC Energy Smart stand: 65/43 dBA, $199.99, out of stock.
  • VFAN Sr. Pedestal: 56/48/44 dBA, $289.99, out of stock.
  • 683 pedestal: 56/51/46 dBA, $84.99.
  • 693 stand: 56/52/47 dBA, $139.99.
  • 783 stand: 60/54/49 dBA, $159.99, out of stock.
  • 7803 pedestal: 62/55/50 dBA, $149.99. The highest bottom figure of any Vornado pedestal.

Single figure: EOS 9S stand, 30 dBA in the table and "32dB on Low" in the text, $199.99. The 6803 OSC has no table row, but its page says "Quiet Operation: 38dB on Low". Our pedestal fan guide compares the 683, 683DC, 693 and 7803 with Lasko's labeled low and high figures.

Tower circulators, lowest figure first

  • ATOM 1: 50/46/43/39 dBA, $44.99, out of stock.
  • ARA: 60/53/45/40/39 dBA, $289.99. The page also says "On low ARA registers below 32dB".
  • ATOM 2S AE: 50/42/41/40 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.
  • Strata tower: 53/47/40 dBA, $149.99. The page also says "On low speed, Strata registers below 32db".
  • OZI42: 55/48/40 dBA, $119.99, out of stock.
  • Duo: 46/43/41 dBA, $44.99.
  • OSCR37: 52/49/45/41 dBA, $119.99.
  • OSCR32: 50/46/43 dBA, $89.99, out of stock.
  • BXR HD horizontal: 52/47/45 dBA, $79.99, out of stock.
  • Airbar 6: 53/48/45 dBA, $99.99.
  • OSC73: 55/51/45 dBA, $89.99.
  • ATOM 2 AE: 49/46/45/45 dBA, $69.99, out of stock.
  • ATOM 2W AE wall mount: 48/47/46/46 dBA, $79.99, out of stock.
  • OSC84: 54/49/46 dBA, $109.99, out of stock.
  • 143 29-inch: 55/51/47 dBA, $69.99.
  • BXR horizontal: 53/51/49 dBA, $69.99, out of stock.

No figure: Airbar 4, OZI42DC, OSCR37 AE, OSC54, the NGT335, NGT33DC, NGT425 and NGT42DC, the 154, 173 and 184, the 4T, ATOM 1S, HELIX1 and HELIX2. Our tower fan guide sets the OSCR37 and ARA beside Lasko, Levoit and Dreo towers.

Box and window fans

Vornado's box fans: the Model 80X lists 28/61 dBA for $99.99 and the Model 80 a single 40 dBA, speed not stated, for $79.99. The Model 810 has no figure. Among window fans, the Transom lists 49/48/45/43 dBA, the Transom AE 50/48/46/43, the Portal 51/47/43 and the Profile 52/46/43, all with a bottom figure of 43.

Top of the range, by group

The lowest figure is the one Vornado's buyers look for, but the top figure tells you how far the noise climbs on a hot afternoon. Within each group, the lowest top figures are: the 133 at 44 among personal fans, the Pivot 3U and Pivot 3S at 47 among small circulators, the VFAN Jr. at 51 among medium, the 279TR at 56 among large, the 602 at 55 among pedestals, and the Duo at 46 among towers. The DC circulators mostly top out from 58 to 66, higher than their AC siblings, which is the trade for a dial that goes lower.

Vortex Action, in Vornado's words

Vornado calls its products circulators rather than fans, and the 660 page explains why: "Unlike typical fans, a Vornado creates whole room circulation using an airflow phenomenon called 'Vortex Action.' An inlet guide cone directs air to the most efficient portion of the blades. In turn, the wide, heavily contoured blades churn the air into motion. The air then travels through a duct which sculpts the air into a column shape. As the air exits the circulator, Vornado's AirTensity Grille straightens the airflow to ensure the air travels long distances." (Vornado writes AirTensity with a trademark symbol.)

That is a claim about reach, which Vornado states per model: 30 feet for the 133DC, 75 for the 533DC, 85 for the 6303DC and 100 for the 660 and 753. It is not a claim about noise. A circulator that pushes a column of air 100 feet is doing more work than a desk fan, and the figures reflect that: the large group's bottom figures start at 39, the personal group's at 32.

Energy Smart, DC and AC

Vornado's DC line carries the name Energy Smart and a DC suffix on the model number. Its 533DC page describes "a more compact, DC-motor air circulator with up to 80 percent energy efficiency", and the 6303DC page says "the brushless DC motor uses up to 80% less energy". The 610DC page describes the control as "variable-speed control" with "nearly infinite airflow possibilities", and the 6303DC offers "99 unique airflow settings". Vornado does not call its other circulators AC on their pages; it describes them by their fixed speed count, such as "3 Speed Control" on the 633 or "4 Speed Push-Button Control" on the 660.

The noise rows show what that buys. Most DC models print two figures, the ends of a dial, and the bottom end is lower than the AC sibling's low speed: 40 against 46 for the 683DC and 683, 43 against 45 for the 633DC and 633, 41 against 45 for the 610DC and 610, 41 against 50 for the 723DC and 723. The top end is higher for every pair: 62 against 56 for the 633DC and 633, 66 against 61 for the 723DC and 723, 60 against 54 for the 610DC and 610. The Watts rows explain the bottom figures. Vornado's Energy Smart circulators list 1 to 3 W at the low end of the dial, against 34 to 44 W on low for the AC 610, 633, 683, 693, 723, 733, 753 and 783. Running that slowly moves little air: the 533DC lists 29 CFM at the bottom of its dial, the 723DC 93.

Where Vornado's pages disagree with their tables

Four pages make a noise claim their own table contradicts. The ARA's table lists 39 at the bottom; its text says "On low ARA registers below 32dB, making it quieter than the standard interior space". The Strata tower's table lists 40; its text says "On low speed, Strata registers below 32db". The Fly Move's table lists 45; its text says "On low the FLY MOVE's DC motor registers below 32dB". The Sphere's table lists 48/46; its text says "Sphere operates at 32 dB, providing power without the noise". The EOS 9 and EOS 9S tables say 30 and their text says 32dB on Low, a smaller gap but still two numbers for one fan.

We rank on the table, because it is the one place Vornado commits to a figure per speed, and we give no award to a fan whose page argues with itself. The Strata 8T is the exception that holds together: its table says 29 and its text says "under 32db" on low, which agrees.

What the numbers mean in a room

Decibels are logarithmic, and roughly every 10 dBA sounds twice as loud. By Vornado's own figures the 683DC at the bottom of its dial, 40 dBA, would sound about half as loud as the same fan on high at 59, and a 753 on low at 39 about half as loud as a 7803 on low at 50. Gaps of a decibel or two, such as the Pivot 3U's 32 against the 133's 35, are too small to trust without a stated distance. Our decibel chart sets these figures beside a whisper, a fridge and conversation, and dBA explained covers the weighting Vornado uses.

Vornado's own slogans, "Whisper Quiet" on the 660, 683 and Duo, "Quiet Operation" on the Pivot 3U, "Ultra Quiet Operation" on the 80X and 733DC, carry no number and we treat them as marketing.

Stock and price on the day we checked

We checked every price on vornado.com on October 3, 2026. Prices ran from $19.99 for the Flippi V6 to $289.99 for the ARA and the VFAN Sr. Pedestal. Sixty-nine of the 99 models with a figure showed in stock in at least one colour; the other 30, including the ATOM 1, 633DC, 783DC and all three DC stand and pedestal models other than the 683DC, were out of stock on Vornado's own site. Vornado also lists a few older models at a $1.00 placeholder price, such as the 6303 and the Pivot 6X, which we treat as discontinued and leave out.

How we chose

We read Vornado's US store listing of 321 products and opened the product page for every fan and circulator with a real price, 139 listings in all. We recorded the Sound (dBA) row exactly as printed, with the Watts and Air Volume rows beside it, the price and the stock status, and any sentence on the page that mentioned noise. We grouped models by Vornado's own size tags, ranked the lowest figure in each row against other lowest figures and the highest against other highest, kept single figures apart, and refused to rank any fan whose page contradicts its table.

We did not measure any of these fans. Every figure here is Vornado's own, from the specification table on its US product page, and Vornado states no measuring distance, no test standard and no speed label for any of them.

Common questions

How loud is a Vornado fan in decibels?

By Vornado's own Sound (dBA) rows, its current fans run from 28 dBA at the bottom of the Model 80X box fan's range to 66 dBA at the top of the 723DC's. Most circulators list a bottom figure between 39 and 49 dBA and a top figure between 54 and 63. The single figures Vornado prints for its newest DC models run from 29 to 40 dBA, but it rarely says which speed they describe.

Which Vornado fan is the quietest?

It depends on the group. At the bottom of its range, the Model 80X box fan at 28 dBA. Among circulators, the Pivot 3U, Pivot 3S and 533DC all list 32 at the bottom, and the 133DC prints "48/<30", a bound rather than a figure. The 6303DC is the quietest medium floor circulator at 40, the 753 and 279TR share 39 among large ones, the 683DC is the quietest pedestal at 40, and the Duo has the lowest top figure of any tower at 46.

Which speed does Vornado's decibel figure describe?

Vornado does not say. It prints one figure per speed separated by slashes, such as 59/51/40, with no labels. On nearly every page the Watts and Air Volume (CFM) columns run highest first in the same order, so we read the last figure as the low speed. The 753 OSC is the exception: its Sound row runs 35/44/57 while its Watts row runs 75/60/51.

Are Vornado's DC Energy Smart circulators quieter than the AC ones?

At the bottom of the range, usually. The DC 683DC lists 40 at the bottom against 46 for the AC 683, the 633DC 43 against 45 for the 633, and the 6303DC 40 against 47 for the 630. At the top it goes the other way: the 633DC lists 62 on high against 56 for the 633, and the 723DC 66 against 61 for the 723. What the DC models add is a variable dial or 99 settings, so you can stop well below the top.

What does Vornado mean by Vortex Action?

Vornado's 660 page puts it this way: "Unlike typical fans, a Vornado creates whole room circulation using an airflow phenomenon called 'Vortex Action.' An inlet guide cone directs air to the most efficient portion of the blades. In turn, the wide, heavily contoured blades churn the air into motion. The air then travels through a duct which sculpts the air into a column shape." It is a claim about airflow reach, not about noise.

Why do some Vornado pages say "below 32dB" when the table says more?

We do not know. The ARA, Strata tower and Fly Move pages each say the fan "registers below 32dB" on low, while their spec tables list 39, 40 and 45 as the lowest figure. The EOS 9 says 32dB on Low with a table figure of 30, and the Sphere says 32 dB with a table of 48/46. We quote both and do not rank any of them on the lower number.

Can I compare Vornado's dBA figures with Lasko or Honeywell?

Not with any confidence. Vornado states no measuring distance and no test standard, and neither do most fan makers, so a gap of a few decibels between brands may be a difference in method. Our box fan, desk fan, pedestal fan and tower fan guides set Vornado beside other brands on each maker's own terms.

Which Vornado fans have no noise figure?

On October 3, 2026, 38 current fans had no Sound (dBA) row, among them the 533 and 5303 small circulators, the 623 medium, the Model 810 box fan, the OZI42DC and Airbar 4 towers and the whole NGT tower range. The 6803 OSC pedestal has no table row but says "38dB on Low" in its text, and the 133DC's row reads "48/<30", a bound rather than a figure for its low end.

What We Also Considered

These are worth knowing about, and why they didn't make the list.

  • Vornado 133DC Energy Smart Compact Air Circulator

    Its Sound row reads "48/<30": a less-than sign and 30 where the low-end figure should be. Taken at its word that is the lowest low-end claim of any Vornado circulator, for $44.99 in stock, but a bound is not a figure, so we list it and do not rank it.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado 533DC Energy Smart Small Air Circulator

    Lists 60/32 dBA, so it ties the Pivot 3U at the bottom, but its 60 at the top is 13 above the Pivot's, and the bottom of its dial moves only 29 CFM.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado 279TR Whole Room Air Circulator

    Lists 56/49/39 dBA, tying the 753 at the bottom with a lower top, for $79.99. Vornado tags it large but gives it 844 CFM on high, less than half the 753.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado ATOM 1 Compact Oscillating Tower Circulator

    Lists 50/46/43/39 dBA, the joint lowest bottom figure of any Vornado tower and a top of only 50, but it was out of stock at $44.99 on October 3, 2026.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado ARA Oscillating Tower Circulator with Ambient Light

    The table says 60/53/45/40/39 dBA, tying the ATOM 1 at the bottom. The same page says "On low ARA registers below 32dB", which its own table does not support, so we list it and give it no award.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado OSCR37 37 inch Oscillating Tower Circulator

    Lists 52/49/45/41 dBA, a figure for each of its four speeds, and ties the Duo at the bottom. A full-height oscillating tower for $119.99, in stock.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado Strata 8T Compact Oscillating Circulator

    Its table gives a single 29 dBA, the lowest single figure on any Vornado page, and the text says it "operates at under 32db" on low. Out of stock at $79.99, and the 29 is tied to no speed.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado EOS 9 High-Velocity OmniWave Circulator

    The table says 30 dBA and the page says "Quiet operation of 32dB on Low". Both are low, but they are different numbers, so we quote both and rank neither.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado 753 OSC Whole Room Air Circulator

    Its Sound row reads 35/44/57 while its Watts row reads 75/60/51, so the two columns run in opposite directions. We cannot tell which speed the 35 describes.

    See it at Amazon

  • Vornado SPHERE Personal Desktop Air Circulator

    The table says 48/46 dBA and the page says "Sphere operates at 32 dB". The gap is too wide to rank on either.

    See it at Amazon

Sources

Every figure on this page was read on one of the pages below. We did not measure anything ourselves.

Manufacturer pages and manuals for every product

Written by

Stanley Alu

Founder and editor

I founded QuietSpecs after running a product review blog, and I built it around the spec that is hardest to pin down. With noise, makers tend to quote the quietest setting they can find, or nothing at all. So I read the spec sheets, manuals and certification directories, quote each figure with the setting it describes, and say so plainly when a maker publishes none. I do not test products or measure decibels, and no brand pays for a place in a guide.

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